we wound down two wars, we changed the tax code that was too skewed towards the wealthiest americans at the expense of the middle class. you add it up, we have cut our deficits by more than half, and they continue to go down faster than any time since world war ii. so all totalled, our businesses have created 7.8 billion jobs, america has gone farther, recovered faster than most other industrialized nations. but as melody said, we've got more work to do. stock markets are doing great. corporate profits soaring. but too many americans aren't sharing in that success. and everybody here -- >> good afternoon, i'm joy reid in for martin bashir. we've been watching president obama wrapping up his three-day west coast tour, speaking on the economy at dreamworks, the force behind animated hits like "shrek" and "kung-fu panda" and a place the president mind working, he joked. it was a chance for the president to refocus on what has been his top priority, job creation and the economic recovery. the president highlighted hollywood and the entertainment industry as part of what makes the america